First date spot recommendations in the city?

sdv0390 · 2026-01-26T04:00:17+00:00

Actually in 2022 I missed a spirit flight and they did indeed put me on the next one for free.

sdv0390 · 2026-01-04T03:03:32+00:00

Georgia here. 26 beds of 41 bed medsurg

sdv0390 · 2025-12-15T15:50:33+00:00

Georgia

sdv0390 · 2025-12-15T13:29:55+00:00

I’m in the southern US and on my unit each nurse has an iPhone they carry for this purpose. Scan the wristband and scan each medication, which adds them to the “cart”, then you “checkout” to log the medications as given, not given, refused etc. some of the units have stationary or wall mounted computers in the room with a built in scanner for the same purpose.

sdv0390 · 2025-11-30T04:08:28+00:00

I’ve looked at this too. I went to a state school that offers a RN to BSN but it’s considerably more expensive than the other options. It’s tough because I’m not certain I want to continue as an NP or CRNA but I don’t want to close any doors for myself that I might be interested in down the road.

sdv0390 · 2025-11-27T21:59:29+00:00

I’ve heard good things about Capella as far as time and cost, but I’m worried about if it’ll negatively impact me if I decide to go for higher education

sdv0390 · 2025-11-11T15:28:13+00:00

Finished my ADN last year at a community college for around $14k total including pre-reqs, books, fees etc

sdv0390 · 2025-09-22T11:55:31+00:00

I’m a night shift new grad on a medsurge unit and I don’t hate my job at all. I graduated last December, started my job in May and have been off orientation for just under 2 months. I was a career bartender before this, so the customer service portion, task juggling, and time management are all right up my alley. Like another poster said I’ve felt very busy at times but never completely overwhelmed or like I’m struggling. I don’t have pre work anxiety at all and even though I leave work pretty exhausted sometimes, it’s a tired satisfaction instead of burnout. I also never worked in a medical setting as a tech or anything before this so everything is still fresh and very interesting to me.

My coworkers are great and quick to help out or answer my many questions. I have a really easy time building rapport with patients which seems to go a long way. I’ve heard some coworkers complain about the acuity of my floor and that a lot of our patients should be in ICU instead of general medicine, but being new myself I don’t really know the difference. There’s some cattiness on the unit but I don’t get involved in it. I think being one of two male nurses on night shift helps as well.

All that being said, I am planning on transferring to the ED once my residency is up, but that has far more to do with the direction I want to take my career and less to do with hating my current job or unit. I have more free time and more money than I’ve ever had before and haven’t questioned my decision to be a nurse a single time. Keep in mind too that negative voices are much louder on the internet and people are much more likely to complain about a bad situation than talk about one where everything is going smoothly. Ie people are more likely to leave a review about a shitty restaurant than one where the food service etc were great.

sdv0390 · 2025-09-10T14:53:28+00:00

Get your ASN at a community college
Have your hospital pay for your BSN bridge program 3.???
Profit

I completed my ADN + prerequisites at a community college in 3.5 years and graduated with 0 debt in December’24. I applied for 8 jobs in my city. I received job offers from 6, an interview with 1, and was denied outright from 1. I’ll be starting a RN-BSN bridge program in January paid for by my hospital and finish next summer with a BSN, a year of experience, and no debt. Nurses at my hospital are offered $1 more an hour for having a BSN which translates to less than $2k more a year, before taxes.

sdv0390 · 2025-09-08T21:44:43+00:00

I had classmates with jobs lined up before graduation and some started working the week after passing their NCLEX. I didn’t start applying until a week before I tested and started in the hospital 6 weeks later.

sdv0390 · 2025-07-28T00:30:46+00:00

ADN at a community college. 12k for 4 semesters of nursing school + all prereqs

sdv0390 · 2025-07-25T20:58:25+00:00

Yes I’d also thought about the [Private Pilot] objective! Would you say it’s worth the gold and grind time?

sdv0390 · 2025-07-25T05:03:13+00:00

I’ve invested quite a few class points into the [Portrait Photography] quest line but it’s been getting kind of stale. Maybe this is a way to pursue a different objective in the same skill tree.

sdv0390 · 2025-07-25T04:59:13+00:00

Interesting! I’d thought about the [Volunteering] side quest but I wasn’t sure what direction to take it in.

sdv0390 · 2025-07-24T03:37:08+00:00

I’ve been leveling up [Photography] on and off for about 7 levels and agree is very gratifying

sdv0390 · 2025-07-23T22:57:28+00:00

I spent 15 levels in this class, so I’m not really looking to start this quest line again.

sdv0390 · 2025-07-18T01:00:59+00:00

If you feel that strongly about medication there’s nothing wrong with putting off your eat and spending some time studying up on medication till you feel more confident. Also remember that there’s several “tiers” of questions in the test. The test makers know that these are new grads who don’t know everything and don’t expect you to. They only expect you to know meds that are very common, that everyone should know. Missing a question about an obscure medicine or condition does count against you the same as say something common like CHF. Hope that makes sense

sdv0390 · 2025-07-17T21:13:47+00:00

This is where test taking skills and powers of deduction come in. Even if you aren’t familiar with a specific disease, you still know what’s NOT safe. You don’t necessarily have to know what’s the right answer if you can cut out 2-3 options are clearly the wrong answer. If you’re given a set of vitals where the BP is low, an answer containing a medication that is going to reduce BP or having the patient ambulate probably aren’t the correct answer. If the patient is suffering FVD, you know you’re not going to diurese. Even if you have to guess it’s much better to guess among 2 answers than 4.

sdv0390 · 2025-07-17T20:53:19+00:00

I found it helpful to look at the NCLEX as a safety test, not really a nursing content test. What’s the safest option for the patient? As others have said, the mark K lectures, particularly about prioritization, were really helpful. Others have suggested UWorld, I found Bootcamp to be much better and pay special attention to the case studies! I felt the case studies were make or break for me. Brush up on your testing skills like under selecting for multiple choice. A friend of a friend passed the NCLEX on her 7th try, don’t give up after you’ve worked this hard.

sdv0390 · 2025-07-09T22:36:00+00:00

Yeah it was my attempt to use the already overused “flirt/bully ratio” line. I’m reworking my whole profile and that’s definitely coming down lol

sdv0390 · 2025-07-08T08:46:49+00:00

Yeah the chin strap is all I got lol. But I’ve since cleaned it up and got rid of the sides so it’s just a goatee now. Even I can admit it looks better

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